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Starmer defends sandwiches as Badenoch says they are 'not real food' [yep, real headline] (www.bbc.co.uk)

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Mainly sharing because of how insane Badenoch is. 'Shall I tell everyone I skip lunch and just eat steak at my desk? Yes, that'll make me seem relatable.'

EDIT: Huh, the headline in the article is different from the one on the homepage, so now I seem insane. Touché, Kemi.

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[–] Luvs2Spuj@lemmy.world 13 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Checkmate, Kemi.

[–] AnarchistArtificer 15 points 5 days ago (2 children)

'Asked by Sky News about Badenoch's comments, Miliband told Sky News, "I'm here for the sandwich content.

"I wish I could have a cross-party consensus here with Kemi Badenoch but I can't. I think I need to persuade her of the delights of a bacon sandwich." '

I love how Ed Miliband just doesn't give a fuck anymore and just shitposts

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I think part of it is that Labour are quite happy to just go along with the Tory insanity, because it means that we are not talking about the winter fuel allowance anymore.

[–] frankPodmore 2 points 4 days ago

Yeah, it's good comms all round to keep a 'Badenoch is mental' story in the news. Makes her look bad and, as you say, means they talk less about anything unpopular they've done.